Religious Experience - William James/Common Core

Question 1

Intro for a WJ essay

Answer 1

key aspect to common core = WJ pluralist
james research - conc were similarities
may interp differently, but if produce ✅effects… tru

4 criteria- resolve difficulty in prov DEF

assessing common 🍏- depends on if criteria good….

Question 2

Transient- explain, strengths and weaknesses

Answer 2

occur in short temporal distance,not perm

+ Toronto Blessing, Teresa

• neglects most common exp! : feeling Gods presence 👻LIFE LONG RE, dopefies transient

HINDERS INITIAL PREM OF COMMON CORE

Question 3

Ineffable- explain, strengths and weaknesses

Answer 3

beyond proper desc, cannot articulate their feeling

+ explains why we don’t understand, as needs to be directly exp!
Swinburne-> beyond sensory lang

• DISCREDITS RELIABILITY MASSIVELY. if event is transient+ineff, seems impossible to get exterior agents to verify🕴🏻🕴🏻

Question 4

Pragmatic Approach- explain, strengths and weaknesses

Answer 4

understanding of TRUTH
not fixed, whatever was value, not factually tru but tru for u!

WLC- implies self auth
big problem- “works for u” private combined w lack of public ally agreed evidence